Never-seen-before photos of Hajr Al Aswad (Black Stone) of Holy Ka'bah

Picture retrieved from @HaramainInfo/Twitter Saudi Arabia officials have released never seen before images of the Hajr Al Aswad (Black Stone...

Picture retrieved from @HaramainInfo/Twitter

Saudi Arabia officials have released never seen before images of the Hajr Al Aswad (Black Stone) of the holy Ka'bah ٱلْكَعْبَة‎ in Makkah.

Over 1,050 photos were combined to produce a 49,000-megapixel image. Shot over seven hours, the image took more than 50 hours to put together the new photo of Hajr Al Aswad.

Technical Information

Shooting Time: 7 hours.
Number of Photos: 1050 Fox Stack Panorama.
Image Resolution: 49,000 Mega Pixels.
Processing Time: More Than 50 Working Hours. https://t.co/E9xktWDGJr pic.twitter.com/MOUWWJZbHA

— 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 (@HaramainInfo) May 3, 2021

The end result is an unbelievably detailed photo of the ancient stone believed to be came from heaven.

The photos were released by the the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.

Located on the southeastern corner of the Holy Ka'bah ٱلْكَعْبَة‎, the stone is used as a starting and ending point by Muslims to complete one Tawaaf (circumambulate) the Ka'bah ٱلْكَعْبَة‎ during the Haj and Umrah.

Muslims believe that the Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) first placed the stone in its place centuries ago.